Happy New Years! Rapids Local thunders through fresh powder onto the the New Year! Hopefully the crew will be home before that though!

The Belle Fourche turn runs through a very varied route, from the rolling hills seen here just out of Belle Fourche, to the mini-mountains near Sturgis and the urban area in Rapid City. The area t... (more)

The Rapids Local always has sweet power on it, and today was no exception.

Trio of Bessemer motors grind through the curves as they lug 74 loads up the grade headed for Bessemer. This was a momentary lull in the major snow squalls.

A day after I had gotten stuck trying to chase these guys, the power stayed together and I was able to bag them. The Rapids Local is one of the best trains power wise on the whole BNSF system. Sup... (more)

A sweet collection of power, including a the only remaining SF30B, SF30C and B23-7, sits out in the cold February sun. These units are only the tip of the iceberg as par as power for the MNNR goe... (more)

On a bitterly cold and windy day the last maroon tunnel motors whips up the snow as it charges northward towards Minntac.

A nice sight for young eyes. May never see something like this again.

This is what we came for! An impromptu road trip yields great rewards as two sets of greens were used on this day as opposed to the blue CEFX leasers. 7 Tilden arrives back at Eagle Mills with loa... (more)

Seeing four units elephant style on the Missabe is pretty rare, and with an quickly dying breed leading!

Exhaust pours out of a trio of SD40 variants as they are full throttle coming up the 5 mile 2.2% grade from the docks at Lake Superior. Its not Missabe but the B&LE units are always a treat up her... (more)

Shover power heads to Steelton Hill while the Proctor Road Switch switches out a cut of cars and the GP9's drill the E-Lead.

Nice leader heads north to Minntac past the long idled signals of the Thunderbird South mine in the last rays of evening sun.

In an almost never photographed scene, two NSM employees (Engineer operating air gun) blow out switches at Norshor Junction. Its unfortunate that they have no way to wash their engines.

Its crazy to think how many units have passed by this classic Missabe spot. Steam engines, F units, first generation SD's, SD38-2's and now, for what I believe is the first time ever (the trip) a ... (more)